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Lagartija colilarga / Algerian Sand Lizard

Psammodromus algirus

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Description:

Lagartija no muy grande, de unos 7 cm, con una cola colorada que en este caso esta autotomizada. Era de un color verde claro con franjas costales longitudinales de colores pardos y blancos que van desde la cabeza hasta las patas traseras. Las patas traseras también de coloración rojiza. Por su coloración, posiblemente una hembra. De movimientos rápidos. Vientre blanquecino. //// Lizard no very big, about 7 cm, with a red tail that in this case was autotomized. It was soft green, with longitudinal coastal stripes in brown and white colours from head to the back legs. Back legs also red. Possibly a females because of its colours. White belly. Fast movement.

Habitat:

Estaba en un pedregal de granito, entre plantas de porte arbustivo, sobre las 12.40. /// It was in a rocky ground of granite, rounded by bushy plants, at 12.40 hours.

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